Koderma: The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge III, Rakesh Chandra, on Thursday sentenced a man to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an anganwadi worker. The incident occurred in 2024.The 23-year-old man was found guilty of raping the anganwadi worker through intimidation. In her complaint, the survivor stated she was walking back to her home from the local anganwadi centre when the convict threatened and raped her.During the trial, public prosecutor Praveen Kumar Singh represented the victim’s side and presented all key witnesses and evidence to the court. Pointing to the serious nature of the offence, the prosecutor argued for the maximum possible punishment for the accused. Defence Advocate Mantu Singh argued on behalf of the accused. After carefully examining the arguments and evidence, the court concluded that the charges were proven and passed the final judgement.
